[nwah-yahd; French nwa-yad] /nwɑˈyɑd; French nwaˈyad/ noun 1. destruction or execution by drowning, especially as practiced at Nantes, France, in 1793–94, during the Reign of Terror. /nwɑːˈjɑːd; French nwajad/ noun 1. (French history) execution by drowning, esp as practised during the Reign of Terror at Nantes from 1793 to 1794

/French nwajɔ̃/ noun 1. a town in N France: scene of the coronations of Charlemagne (768) and Hugh Capet (987); birthplace of John Calvin. Pop: 14 471 (1999)

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